On January 13, Josh Barnett made his debut in TNA. The UFC heavyweight took on a wrestler named “Bad Bones” and won via Kimura – a favorite submission of another wrestler and mixed martial artist, Brock Lesnar.

Later that night, Barnett took on yet another professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, Bobby Lashley. The former UFC champion originally won the title, but the referees argued about the finish and decided to restart the match.

Unfortunately, this did not work out in Barnett’s favor, as he lost the match and his title.

Fortunately, Josh Barnett has no shortage of gold in his combat sports career. He is a former UFC heavyweight champion and Pancrase openweight champion. He is also an accomplished grappler and second-degree black belt under the legendary Rigan Machado. Barnett is an IBJJF gold medalist and Metamoris heavyweight champion.

He is also bears a striking resemblance to the late actor, Patrick Swayze.

There is no news on what Josh Barnett, or his character, will be up to next.

Chris Zahar is the editor of the Jiu-Jitsu Times. He is a professional journalist living in Taiwan, and his work has appeared in magazines such as Yahoo Sports and FHM. He is a second-degree black belt in karate and a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He can be reached on Twitter at @ChrisZahar.